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Unscored CVE-2026-64100 EUVD-2026-45785GHSA-3q3c-q46p-rwcg

drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock

Published Jul 19, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-7.0 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-7.0 Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-7.0 Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-7.0 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-7.0 Package: linux-nvidia-bos Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oem-7.0 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-7.0 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-7.0 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock

With PROVE_LOCKING on an Snapdragon X1 and VM reclaim pressure, we see:

======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
7.0.0-debug+ #43 Tainted: G W
------------------------------------------------------
kswapd0/82 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff800080ec3870 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]

but task is already holding lock:
ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
fs_reclaim_acquire+0xd0/0xf0
dma_resv_lockdep+0x224/0x348
do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

-> #1 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
dma_resv_lockdep+0x1a8/0x348
do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

-> #0 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}:
check_prev_add+0x114/0x790
validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440
msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0
shrink_slab+0x144/0x460
shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0
shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0
shrink_node+0x344/0x550
balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988
kswapd+0x11c/0x318
kthread+0x10c/0x128
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
reservation_ww_class_acquire --> reservation_ww_class_mutex --> fs_reclaim
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex);
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(reservation_ww_class_acquire);

*** DEADLOCK ***
1 lock held by kswapd0/82:
#0: ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988

stack backtrace:
CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 82 Comm: kswapd0 Tainted: G W 7.0.0-debug+ #43 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: LENOVO 21BX0016US/21BX0016US, BIOS N3HET94W (1.66 ) 09/15/2025
Call trace:
show_stack+0x20/0x40 (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0
dump_stack+0x18/0x30
print_circular_bug+0x114/0x120
check_noncircular+0x178/0x198
check_prev_add+0x114/0x790
validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440
msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0
shrink_slab+0x144/0x460
shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0
shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0
shrink_node+0x344/0x550
balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988
kswapd+0x11c/0x318
kthread+0x10c/0x128
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

kswapd0 holding fs_reclaim calls the MSM shrinker, which calls
dma_resv_lock. This in turn acquires fs_reclaim.

Fix this deadlock by using dma_resv_trylock() instead, dropping the
subsequently unused passed wait-wound lock 'ticket'.

Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/723564/
[rob: fixup compile errors, replace lockdep splat with somethin
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Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.17 6.18.34

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 7.0.12-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux 7.0.0-28.28 —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-aws +2 7.0.0-1009.9 USN-8618-1, USN-8603-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-gcp +1 7.0.0-1008.8 USN-8593-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-gke 7.0.0-1003.4 —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 7.0.0-1010.10 USN-8603-1, USN-8593-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-nvidia 7.0.0-1016.16 USN-8663-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-nvidia-bos 7.0.0-2016.16 USN-8664-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-raspi 7.0.0-1015.15 USN-8618-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 7.0.0-28.28.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-7.0 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1 USN-8728-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-7.0 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-7.0 +1 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1 USN-8728-3, USN-8728-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-7.0 7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-7.0 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1 USN-8663-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-7.0 7.0.0-28.28.1~24.04.3 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 +1 No fix yet —

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